Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 28:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone tie those stone on the straps of that sacrificial cloth on/at the shoulder for remembrance of Jacob’s sons. And in this way, Aaron will be walking around with the names of Jacob’s sons so that I will be remembering my people forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As a way of remembering the 12 tribes of Israel the two stones are to be put on Aaron shoulders. In this way he will bear their names while going into the Holy Place. By that I the Lord will always remember my own people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and fasten this on the strap of the special clothing of the priests as remembrance stones for the tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will- always -carry their names into my presence, and I will-remember them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And when it’s done, then people of artwork will tie those two stones onto the two shoulder cords which they previously tied onto the cloth of his trunk. And so these two stones will be a sign of the twelve clans of the Israel people. [When] it’s like that then Aron will be shouldering their names on those two stones, and so I will see [it] and then remember my people always.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And let them sew it on arm of cloth of thigh, on shoulder. That is how they will remember tribes of children of Israel. So, when Aaron goes in front of Yahweh, he will go with gem those two on shoulder, in order that name of tribes of Israel it not (imp.) him [ear] forget.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then he should fasten the stones onto the shoulder straps of the sacred apron, to represent the twelve Israeli tribes. In that way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes on his shoulders in order that I, Yahweh, will never forget my people (OR, in order that he will always remember that those tribes belong to Yahweh).” (Source: Translation for Translators)